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Region 4 Mark of Excellence Awards 2022 winners announced
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Lou Harry, SPJ Manager of Publications and Awards, lharry@spj.org
Kimberly Tsuyuki, SPJ Communications Coordinator, ktsuyuki@hq.spj.org
INDIANAPOLIS The Society of Professional Journalists recognizes the best collegiate journalism in Region 4 with 2022 Mark of Excellence Awards winners.
SPJs Region 4 comprises Michigan, Ohio, Western Pennsylvania and West Virginia. First-place winners will compete at the national level among other MOE winners from the 12 SPJ regions.
National winners will be notified in the late spring and will be recognized at the SPJs 2023 convention in Las Vegas, Sept. 28-30.
MOE Awards entries are judged by professionals with at least three years of journalism experience. Judges were directed to choose entries they felt were among the best in student journalism. If no entry rose to the level of excellence, no award was given. Any category not listed has no winner.
School divisions are based on student enrollment, including both graduate and undergraduate: Large schools have at least 10,000 students and small schools have 9,999 or fewer students.
The list below details all Region 4 winners. If you have any questions regarding the MOE Awards, contact SPJ Manager of Publications and Awards Lou Harry by email.
This list reflects the spelling and titles submitted in the award entries.
Print/Online
Breaking News Reporting
Winner: Fatal hit-and-run accident near UC campus by Emma Balcom, Zachary Jarrell, Allison Kiehl, Zurie Pope, The News Record, University of Cincinnati
Finalist: Multi-alarm fire strikes historic mill complex in Kent by Staff, The Kent Stater/KentWired, Kent State University
Finalist: Biology professor helps save mother, child from Cuyahoga River by Zaria Johnson, The Kent Stater/KentWired, Kent State University
General News Reporting (Large)
Winner: Dress Coded: Undressing the reality behind dress code restrictions through the minority lens by Arianna Smith, The Lantern, The Ohio State University
Finalist: Bibi the hippo is due any day now by Morgan Schneider, Cincinnati Magazine, Miami University
Finalist: Ohio 'Constitutional Carry' bill worries domestic-violence survivor advocates by Halena Sepulveda, Kent State NewsLab, Kent State University
General News Reporting (Small)
Winner: Post-Gazette workers strike near campus by Jake Dabkowski, The Globe, Point Park University
Finalist: Calvin to invest in goals of Strategic Plan for Athletics, including possible football team by Lauren Nyong, Chimes, Calvin University
In-Depth Reporting
Winner: Restricted: How disordered eating is disguised and normalized on college campuses by Tess Wells, The Lantern, The Ohio State University
Finalist: Importance of options and access: How students, professionals feel about womens healthcare resources by Claire Schiopota, The Post, Ohio University
Feature Writing
Winner: Don't believe the crazy girl by Grace Avery, A Magazine, Kent State University
Finalist: Sparty is graduating by Maddy Warren, The State News, Michigan State University
Finalist: A life almost taken, mine forever changed by GraciAnn Hicks, The Miami Student Magazine, Miami University
Sports Writing
Winner: J.J. McCarthy, for better or for worse by Josh Taubman, The Michigan Daily, The University of Michigan
Finalist: Football: Ohio falls to Toledo 17-7 in MAC championship game by Molly Burchard, The Post, Ohio University
Finalist: Leveling the playing field: female coaches prep womens sports teams for season and for life by Grace Toma, Chimes, Calvin University
Editorial/Opinion Writing
Winner: Columns by Sam Norton, The Miami Student, Miami University
Finalist: Editorials by Editorial staff, The State News, Michigan State University
Finalist: Love, Ames / Starting our lives / I hope you're hungry... for nothing by Ames Radwan, The Miami Student, Miami University
General Column Writing
Winner: Columns by Zach Donaldson, The New Political, Ohio University
Finalist: Unsolicited Advice by Katie Millard, The Post, Ohio University
Sports Column Writing
Winner: SportsMonday by Jared Greenspan, Nicolas Stoll, Joshua Taubman, The Michigan Daily, University of Michigan
Finalist: Life's a Beach by Ashley Beach, The Post, Ohio University
Corbin Gwaltney Award for Best All-Around Student Newspaper (Large)
Winner: Flyer News by Staff, Flyer News, University of Dayton
Finalist: The State News by Staff, The State News, Michigan State University
Corbin Gwaltney Award for Best All-Around Student Newspaper (Small)
Winner: The Globe by Staff, The Globe, Point Park University
Best Student Magazine
Winner: Fusion Magazine by Staff, Fusion Magazine, Kent State University
Finalist: Thread by Staff, Thread, Ohio University
Finalist: UP Magazine by Staff, COSMOS, Miami University
Best Affiliated Web Site
Finalist: Miamistudent.net by Staff, The Miami Student, Miami University
Art/Graphics/Multimedia
Breaking News Photography
Winner: Mill fire by Anthony Scilla, The Kent Stater/KentWired, Kent State University
General News Photography
Winner: I just need a maize and blue army thats got my back: Whitmer, Buttigieg get out the vote on the Diag by Anna Fuder, The Michigan Daily, University of Michigan
Finalist: Renaissance ball by Matthew Brown, The Kent Stater/KentWired, Kent State University
Photo Essay/Slideshow
Winner: Capitol Reactions: Roe v. Wade is overturned by Carrie Legg, The Post, Ohio University
Finalist: #RacismatOU: A march on Cutler by Izzy Keller, Audrianna Wilde, The New Political, Ohio University
Finalist: Growing up by Allison Friedly, A Magazine, Kent State University
Illustration
Winner: Erasing Russia by Trevor Brighton, The Post, Ohio University
Finalist: Black Hair by Destiny Franklin, The Burr Magazine/Uhuru Magazine, Kent State University
Finalist: Chadwick Boseman by Amy Dudek, A Magazine, Kent State University
Photo Illustration
Winner: Party foul by Trevor Brighton, The Post, Ohio University
Sports Photography
Winner: Ohio guard AJ Brown shoots for three by Jesse Jarrold-Grapes, The Post, Ohio University
Finalist: The battle of Ohio by Jessica Monahan, The Miami Student, Miami University
Best Use of Multimedia
Winner: The developmental dilemma by Jane McKinley, Medium, Miami University
Finalist: Photographers' favorites by Eric Lau, William Gushee, The Michigan Daily, University of Michigan
Finalist: Varsity swimmers react to club win after MSU Swim and Dive is cut by Audrey Richardson, The State News, Michigan State University
News Videography
Winner: Sprucing up your home by Amaya Kuznicki, Focal Point TV News, Michigan State University
Finalist: Brewing up concerns by Alexandra Hill, Amaya Kuznicki, Katlyn Holtvluwer, Focal Point TV News, Michigan State University
Finalist: Frustrated students left out in the cold by McKoy Scribner, Focal Point TV News, Michigan State University
Feature Videography
Winner: Retracing Dahmer: Understanding Jeffrey Dahmer's life at Ohio State by Molly Goheen, Brett Price, Phoebe Helms, The Lantern, The Ohio State University
Finalist: It's the best day of the year by Isabella Martin, Focal Point News, Michigan State University
Sports Videography
Winner: A new home for these cleats by Chloe Porfirio, Focal Point News, Michigan State University
Finalist: Balancing it all by Elena Cousino, Focal Point TV News, Michigan State University
Finalist: Table tennis team's big tournament by Daniel Zivian, Focal Point TV News, Michigan State University
Data Visualization
Winner: Data: June AEP outage affected lower-income areas at higher rate by Isabel Nissley, Matter News, Ohio University
Audio
Radio News Reporting
Winner: Localization in Huntington by David Adkins, WMUL, Marshall University
Radio Sports Reporting
Winner: State of the Herd by Justin I. Zimmer, WMUL, Marshall University
Broadcast
Television Breaking News Reporting
Winner: Local protesters stand up to abortion restrictions by Lara Bonatesta, West Virginia Today, West Virginia University
Finalist: Shovel, come home, shovel again by Chloe Porfirio, Focal Point News, Michigan State University
Finalist: WVU tennis star hits the court to prepare for Martha Thorn Invitational by Ben Machi, Mountaineer Playbook, West Virginia University
Television General News Reporting
Winner: Sprucing up your home by Amaya Kuznicki, Focal Point TV News, Michigan State University
Finalist: Student report mold in residence halls by Jacob Brooks, TV2 News, Kent State University
Finalist: COVID-19 vaccines become available to children by Jessica Riley, WVU News, West Virginia University
Television Feature Reporting
Winner: It's like he's working in the Dark Ages' by Isabella Martin, Focal Point News, Michigan State University
Finalist: The U.S. gears up for spring break travel as new COVID-19 strains emerge by Jessica Riley, WVU News, West Virginia University
Finalist: WVU's Mountaineer Week celebrates Appalachian culture through axe throwing by Michael Gourley, Mountaineer Playbook, West Virginia University
Television In-Depth Reporting
Winner: What are the odds? by Brendan Schabath, Bella Gorisek, Focal Point TV News, Michigan State University
Finalist: The power of Gen Z by Elena Cousino, Focal Point TV News, Michigan State University
Finalist: West Virginians seek addiction help through peer recovery by Lara Bonatesta, West Virginia Today, West Virginia University
Television Sports Reporting
Winner: WVU Reed College of Media student becomes Mountaineer mascot by Ben Machi, Mountaineer Playbook, West Virginia University
Finalist: Lifelong WVU fan achieves dream of playing for the Gold and Blue by Zippy Zimmerman, Mountaineer Playbook, West Virginia University
Finalist: Table tennis team's big tournament by Daniel Zivian, Focal Point TV News, Michigan State University
Best All-Around Television Newscast
Winner: WVU News by Staff, WVU News, West Virginia University
Best All-Around Television News Magazine
Winner: West Virginia Today by Staff, West Virginia Today, West Virginia University
Finalist: Focal Point News by Staff, Focal Point News, Michigan State University
All Platform
Arts/Entertainment/Fashion Journalism
Winner: Watch 'Aftersun.' Then, call your dad by Lola D'Onofrio, The Michigan Daily, University of Michigan
Food/Restaurant Journalism
Winner: The Weekly Veg by Ames Radwan, The Miami Student, Miami University
Finalist: Argus Farm Stop, Ann Arbor is lucky to have you by Jaden Katz, The Michigan Daily, University of Michigan
Finalist: Jungle Jim's / A Non-Coffee Drinker's Guide to Oxford / Caramel Apple Recipe by Maggie Peρa, The Miami Student, Miami University
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